Army: As many 20 suspected suicides in Oct.

8:44 AM,
Nov. 16, 2012

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The Army Times

There were as many as 20 suicides among active-duty soldiers in October, five more than the month before, the Army announced Nov. 15. Of the October deaths, five have been confirmed as suicides and 15 are still under investigation.

So far this year, there have been 166 suspected active-duty suicides. Of those, 105 have been confirmed and 61 are still under investigation. This puts the Army on track to exceed last year's number of suicides.

In 2011, 165 deaths were confirmed as suicides. Also in October, there were as many as 13 suicides among reserve component soldiers who were not on active ...